Class PDSignature

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    COSObjectable

    public class PDSignature
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements COSObjectable
    This represents a digital signature that can be attached to a document. To learn more about digital signatures, read Digital Signatures in a PDF by Adobe.
    • Field Detail

      • FILTER_ADOBE_PPKLITE

        public static final COSName FILTER_ADOBE_PPKLITE
        A signature filter value.
      • FILTER_ENTRUST_PPKEF

        public static final COSName FILTER_ENTRUST_PPKEF
        A signature filter value.
      • FILTER_CICI_SIGNIT

        public static final COSName FILTER_CICI_SIGNIT
        A signature filter value.
      • FILTER_VERISIGN_PPKVS

        public static final COSName FILTER_VERISIGN_PPKVS
        A signature filter value.
      • SUBFILTER_ADBE_X509_RSA_SHA1

        public static final COSName SUBFILTER_ADBE_X509_RSA_SHA1
        A signature subfilter value.
      • SUBFILTER_ADBE_PKCS7_DETACHED

        public static final COSName SUBFILTER_ADBE_PKCS7_DETACHED
        A signature subfilter value.
      • SUBFILTER_ETSI_CADES_DETACHED

        public static final COSName SUBFILTER_ETSI_CADES_DETACHED
        A signature subfilter value.
      • SUBFILTER_ADBE_PKCS7_SHA1

        public static final COSName SUBFILTER_ADBE_PKCS7_SHA1
        A signature subfilter value.
    • Constructor Detail

      • PDSignature

        public PDSignature()
        Default constructor.
      • PDSignature

        public PDSignature​(COSDictionary dict)
        Constructor.
        Parameters:
        dict - The signature dictionary.
    • Method Detail

      • getCOSObject

        public COSDictionary getCOSObject()
        Convert this standard java object to a COS dictionary.
        Specified by:
        getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
        Returns:
        The COS dictionary that matches this Java object.
      • setType

        public void setType​(COSName type)
        Set the dictionary type.
        Parameters:
        type - is the dictionary type.
      • setFilter

        public void setFilter​(COSName filter)
        Set the filter.
        Parameters:
        filter - the filter to be used
      • setSubFilter

        public void setSubFilter​(COSName subfilter)
        Set a subfilter that specify the signature that should be used.
        Parameters:
        subfilter - the subfilter that shall be used.
      • setName

        public void setName​(java.lang.String name)
        Sets the name of the person or authority signing the document. According to the PDF specification, this value should be used only when it is not possible to extract the name from the signature.
        Parameters:
        name - the name to be used
      • setLocation

        public void setLocation​(java.lang.String location)
        Sets the CPU host name or physical location of the signing.
        Parameters:
        location - the location to be used
      • setReason

        public void setReason​(java.lang.String reason)
        Sets the reason for the signing, such as (I agree...).
        Parameters:
        reason - the reason to be used
      • setContactInfo

        public void setContactInfo​(java.lang.String contactInfo)
        Sets the contact info provided by the signer to enable a recipient to contact the signer to verify the signature, e.g. a phone number.
        Parameters:
        contactInfo - the contact info to be used
      • setSignDate

        public void setSignDate​(java.util.Calendar cal)
        Set the sign date.
        Parameters:
        cal - the date to be used as sign date
      • getFilter

        public java.lang.String getFilter()
        Returns the filter.
        Returns:
        the filter
      • getSubFilter

        public java.lang.String getSubFilter()
        Returns the subfilter.
        Returns:
        the subfilter
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the name of the person or authority signing the document. According to the PDF specification, this value should be used only when it is not possible to extract the name from the signature.
        Returns:
        the name
      • getLocation

        public java.lang.String getLocation()
        Returns the CPU host name or physical location of the signing.
        Returns:
        the location
      • getReason

        public java.lang.String getReason()
        Returns the reason for the signing, such as (I agree...).
        Returns:
        the reason
      • getContactInfo

        public java.lang.String getContactInfo()
        Returns the contact info provided by the signer to enable a recipient to contact the signer to verify the signature, e.g. a phone number.
        Returns:
        the contact info
      • getSignDate

        public java.util.Calendar getSignDate()
        Returns the sign date.
        Returns:
        the sign date
      • setByteRange

        public void setByteRange​(int[] range)
        Sets the byte range.
        Parameters:
        range - the byte range to be used
      • getByteRange

        public int[] getByteRange()
        Read out the byterange from the file.
        Returns:
        an integer array with the byterange, or an empty array if there is none.
      • getContents

        public byte[] getContents()
        Returns the /Contents string as a byte array, i.e. the embedded signature between the byterange gap.
        Returns:
        a byte array containing the signature, or an empty array if there isn't any.
      • getContents

        public byte[] getContents​(java.io.InputStream pdfFile)
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Will return the embedded signature between the byterange gap.
        Parameters:
        pdfFile - The signed pdf file as InputStream. It will be closed in this method.
        Returns:
        a byte array containing the signature
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if the pdfFile can't be read
      • getContents

        public byte[] getContents​(byte[] pdfFile)
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Will return the embedded signature between the byterange gap.
        Parameters:
        pdfFile - The signed pdf file as byte array
        Returns:
        a byte array containing the signature
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if the pdfFile can't be read
      • getConvertedContents

        private byte[] getConvertedContents​(java.io.InputStream is)
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • setContents

        public void setContents​(byte[] bytes)
        Sets the contents.
        Parameters:
        bytes - contents to be used
      • getSignedContent

        public byte[] getSignedContent​(java.io.InputStream pdfFile)
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Return the signed content of the document. This is not a PDF file, nor is it the PDF file before signing, it is the byte sequence made of the input minus the area where the signature bytes will be. See "The ByteRange and signature value" in the document Digital Signatures in a PDF.
        Parameters:
        pdfFile - The signed pdf file as InputStream. It will be closed in this method.
        Returns:
        a byte array containing only the signed part of the content
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if the pdfFile can't be read
      • getSignedContent

        public byte[] getSignedContent​(byte[] pdfFile)
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Return the signed content of the document. This is not a PDF file, nor is it the PDF file before signing, it is the byte sequence made of the input minus the area where the signature bytes will be. See "The ByteRange and signature value" in the document Digital Signatures in a PDF.
        Parameters:
        pdfFile - The signed pdf file as byte array
        Returns:
        a byte array containing only the signed part of the content
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if the pdfFile can't be read
      • getPropBuild

        public PDPropBuild getPropBuild()
        PDF signature build dictionary. Provides information about the signature handler.
        Returns:
        the pdf signature build dictionary.
      • setPropBuild

        public void setPropBuild​(PDPropBuild propBuild)
        PDF signature build dictionary. Provides information about the signature handler.
        Parameters:
        propBuild - the prop build